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Another newspaper op-ed recognizes the folly of Mayor Jackson's gun control

Submitted by cbaus on Mon, 09/17/2007 - 23:10.

As an anti-gun politician, you know it's a bad, bad, really bad day when not just one, but two newspapers publish editorials against your latest legislative proposal on gun control.

And that is just what has happened concerning Mayor Frank Jackson's proposal to ban firearms ownership for persons under 21 years of age.

Just 3 days after the Cleveland Plain Dealer said "New gun laws wouldn't solve Cleveland's crime problem", the Cincinnati Enquirer published an op-ed by Tony Lang concurring with that opinion.

From the Enquirer editorial:

    Mayors in many U.S. cities, including Cincinnati, are fed up with innocent residents getting shot up by would-be Billy the Kids not much older than the Cleveland 12-year-old that was hit by a stray bullet.

    But there are a few pesky problems with Jackson's proposal, not least of which is finding enough lawmakers to back such a ban here in NRA territory. Another is that current Ohio and Kentucky laws, which require gun buyers to be at least 18, haven't kept underage urban teens from packing heat or using it.

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Several previous Buckeye Firearms Assoc. endorsees consider run for Congress

Submitted by cbaus on Mon, 09/17/2007 - 23:05.

The Toledo Blade is reporting that a special election will be held on December 11 in Ohio's 5th Congressional district so that northest Ohio voters may chose a replacement for the recently-deceased Rep. Paul Gillmore.

Perhaps more interesting will be the primary, scheduled to coincide with the statewide general election on November 6.

According to the Blade, several proven pro-gun state legislators are considering or have already announced plans to run for the seat.

From the story:

    [State Rep. Bob Latta, who announced his intent to run on Friday] could have plenty of company in what has the potential to become a GOP free-for-all in the heavily Republican district.

    Fellow state Sens. Randy Gardner (R., Bowling Green) and Stephen Buehrer (R., Delta) both plan to announce next week whether they will enter the fray. Until Mr. Gillmor's death, Mr. Gardner and Mr. Latta had been expected to flip legislative seats in 2008 as they did in 2000 since both are term-limited in their respective chambers.

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